The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1887-07-15
SPORTING GOSSIP.
Who Will Succeed Malcolm w. Ford as
Our Champion Amateur Athlete?
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Who Will Succeed Malcolm W. Ford as
Our Champion Amateur Athlete?
Especial Correspondence
NEW YORK. July g.
Now that Malcolm w. Ford has ended the
squabling about his standing as an amateur
by resigling his membership in the New York
Athletic club, the question which is the all
absorbing one among the amateur athletes is
as to WHO will be his successor as all round
champion athlete. Most persons incline to
the belief that Mike OSulivan, OF the Pas
time Athletic club, will be the man upon
whose shoulders Fords mantle viii descend.
but am of the opinion that Aleck Jordan is
now the best all round amateur athlete in
this country. OF course / do not mean to as
sert that one competition will settle the ques-
ton of supremacy between these men, but
do predict that at the end Of the present sea-
son Jordan will have a greater number of
wins to his credit than O'Sulliyan will have
to his *#*
MANY persons wonder why it is that with
such an aggregation Of baseball sluggers as
is possessed by Brooklyn, to which may also
be added at least two very strong batteries,
they should hold no better position in the
race for the American association pennant
than they do. have very closely watched
the playing of "Byrne's Babies" lately, and
my solution of the problem is, feel conf
dent. the only one possible 1t is this: They
have an excellent team of fielders and bat
ters. but their base running is so execrable
that it would cause BABY" Anson, if he
were captain OF the team, to use enough
oaths in one single game to lose permanently
the patronage Of the ministerial contingent,
Phillips, for instance, who Is an excellent
first baseman, runs bases worse than the
average schoolboy, and Swartwood is littlc
better / have never even heard OF Phillips
having the telnerity to attempt to steal
base, but saw Swartwood try it the other
day i'm q game with the Athletics. He came
numbering along toward the home plate from
third, and was Of course put out. His feeble
attempt at slide was something excruciat-
ingly funny McTamany is one of the best
center fielders, and hard, but not safe
hitter, as he almost invariably strikes into
the air, and not infrequently strikes out. BY
long odds and beyond all cavil the best OF
the Brooklyn players is George Sl.iith, their
magnificent short stop. George is not
grand stand player, and consequently once in
a while makes an error, but his errors are
very seldom serious. and his contribution to
the work of denolishing the other side is
a.. -saa.ss
Frank Howson, one OF the abad weights
from 14Q to l45l, is the latest English i'm
;ortation. had very Interesting cpnver-
s.,tion with him in regard to aTofe Wall, the
English middle weight champion. He says
that, all reports to the contrary notwith-
standing, Wall did knock Jenl Smith down
in d recent set to, and in fact bested him. lie
says that Smith is good man, but would i
have no chance of winning against John l.
He thinks, however, that be win denlolish
Jake Kilrain should they ever come together.
As for himself, HoWson is open to fight any
middle weight IN the country, bar none, for
purse. He recently stopped Bill Egiand
ii, two rounds with gloves. He Will be given
stial against Jimmy Carroll shortly, and ii
p GENES mp to expectations be Mill lie laitl 4
! ag::sinst Reagan, Henry, Files Or Ch..n.
List importation. 0cTr oi...S.